Bathtub



R. F. SCHILLER.

BATHTUB. APPLICATION FILED NOV.2I, 1921.

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UNITEO. STATES .PATENT OFFICE.

BATHT'UB.

Application filed November 21, 1921. Serial No. 516,752.

T0 atl whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUDOLPH F. SCHILLER;

a citizen of the United States, residing at Sun Prairie, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bathtubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bath tubs and has for its primary object the provision of a tub embodying characteristics which permits of its use in the capacity of a shower apparatus, in the nature of means which can be conveniently attached to an ordinary7 tub or removed therefrom as the occasion requires.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a tub showing my invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional therethrough.

Referring to the drawings in detail, l() indicates a bath tub of any wellknown construction, the upper edge of the tub being formed with a flange 11. Arranged on the flange 11 is a perforated conduit 18 which extends along both sides of the tub as illustrated. These conduits are substantially V- shaped in cross section to snugly ht the iiange, the perforations being arranged in the lowermost face so as to direct the water into the tub in streams which converge from the sides thereof as shown in Figure 2. The conduits are suitably coupled to the hot and cold water spigots indicated at 13 and 14: respectively.

The conduits 18 are held fixed relatively to the tub by means of set screws or the like view 2l through the medium of bands 20 which are designed at their ends to follow the curvature ofthe upper end of the tuby so that the conduits can be associated with the tub or removed therefrom in quick order as the occasion requires. The cross sectional configuration of these conduits is such that their perforated faces are arranged obliquely to the inner face of the opposed sides of the tub, so that when the water is admitted to the conduits, it is introduced into the tub as above described. f

The bands 20 are secured to the conduits at a point where the above mentioned inclined sides merge into the base of the substantially inverted V-shaped structure and the perforated faces are formed by the other inclined side at the apex thereof.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall Within the scope of what is claimed.

l/Vhat I claim is A shower attachment for bath tubs comprising a. substantially inverted V-shaped conduit having one of its inclined sides reposing upon the curved upper edge of the l tub, a plurality of bands secured to the conduit at a point where the above mentioned inclined side merges into the base portion of the inverted V-shaped structure and said bands are designed at their free ends to curve under the curved portion of the upper edges of the tub, set screws carried by the bands to removably detach the conduit to the tub, and the other inclined side of the inverted V-shaped structure forms a perforated face arranged obliquely to the inner face of the opposed side of the tub as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RUD OLPH F. SCHILLER. 

